Decentralized Finance, “DeFi,” is a technological movement towards cheaper and open access to financial services (such as borrowing and lending) by eliminating or reducing the costs and risks that comes with centralized intermediaries such as banks. In line with the decentralization ethos of cryptocurrency, DeFi…
There is no region of the country that is immune to sex abuse crimes. However, in recent years the state of Michigan has been in the news repeatedly for sex abuse cases involving university doctors and student-athletes. First, it was Larry Nassar, the former USA…
Paraquat is a popular herbicide (weed and grass killer) developed in the 1960s that remains legal for commercial farming and agriculture in the U.S. It is estimated that over eight million pounds are used annually. Yet, paraquat, also known as the common brand name Gramoxone,…
Samuel Bush still can’t get the images out of his head. “All I can think about is those deaths,” he said. The morning of Nov. 5, the 46-year-old arrived at NRG Park in Houston to work security at Astroworld Festival, a sold-out concert hosted by…
An NFT, or “non-fungible token,” is a token that represents a unique, digital item that exists on the blockchain. If that sentence sounds like a bunch of cryptocurrency industry jargon to you, don’t fret– we’ll unpack every component below. Token. To understand NFTs, you should…
Modern medicine has transformed birth control into a way for women to have power over their own choices. More than a dozen options are available, from a daily pill or patch to a monthly injection to a tiny implant in the upper arm. One of…